12. Soft robotics¶

Starting¶

After the interesting Lily Chambers & Adriana Cabrera lecture I investigated a little more about soft robotics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_robotics

Some interesting projects¶

Here the projects that inspired me more to achive mine!and also to go back and look again to it.

Aposema

Chemically actuated full body soft robot

Furl soft Pneumatic Pavilion

MORPH: A new soft material microfabrication process

Soft robotic tool kit

Paper actuator

SpatialFlux: Soft Robotic surface in zero-g

Liquid printed pneumatic

In the link above you can see more of the amazing MIT development. - SELF ASEMBLY LAB MIT

Vinyl inflatable¶

We start in the Lab experiment inflatables with VINYL.

Inspiration¶

FRIENDS WITH YOU Is the fine art collaborative of Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, working collectively since 2002 with the sole purpose of spreading the positive message of Magic, Luck, and Friendship™. Known for immersive installations and interactive artworks, FriendsWithYou invites viewers of their work to reconnect with and reinterpret their lives through communal experiences. The artists work in a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, large-scale experiential installations, live performances, and more recently, virtual reality and animation. Incorporating the healing arts, modern rituals, animism, and unified symbols, their works are meant to prompt a wide spectrum of untapped emotions, from playfulness to self-reflection, enabling both personal and shared experiences. FriendsWithYou’s mission is to cultivate moments of spiritual awareness and powerful, joyous interactions. I like the idea of inflatable instalation in a simple way.Only the presence of that object out of scale, colorful and friendly modifies the environment and behavior of people who encounter them

Rhino design¶

I decided to do it in Rhino but for an simple experiment to start it can be done by hand in a faster way.

Here a very useful gumball guide.

Silhouette Studio¶

Building the inflatable¶

Silicon¶

After that we learn how to start with a sof robotic in silicon.I found a new word here because the you have many posibilities with this material

Inspiration¶

Stem cells are cells that can differentiate into other types of cells, and can also divide in self-renewal to produce more of the same type of stem cells.

Making the mold Rhino¶

To design my mold i found very useful tools like ¨off set¨, ¨join¨,¨fill¨ & ¨make 2D¨ that´s why I leave them here.

Laser cut¶

Here the video documentation moment in Laser cut Fablab Barcelona. If you are a new Fabricademer is useful to take note for this step by step after being there!